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Cyphomyrus cubangoensis (Pellegrin, 1936)
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: MormyrinaeGenus: Cyphomyrus
Species:
Cyphomyrus cubangoensis (Pellegrin, 1936)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Original combination:
Marcusenius cubangoensis Pellegrin, 1936
Synonyms, objective (homotypic):
- Marcusenius cubangoensis
- Hippopotamyrus cubangoensis
Type material:
Syntypes: (8) MHNG 858.85 (1); MNHN 1936-0062 to 0064 (3), 1936-0065 (now 0); MRAC [ex MNHN 1936-65] (1); NMB 5216 (1).
Taxonomic notes:
Regarded as synonym of Hippopotamyrus discorhynchus (later Cyphomyrus discorhynchus) by Gosse, 1984 and others. Resurrected as valid species by Kramer & van der Bank, 2011.
Type locality:
Cubango [Okavango] River, Angola.